A deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck near Gaziantep in central Turkey. The quake was also felt in Syria, Cyprus and Lebanon.
Thomson ReutersA man reacts as people search for survivors through the rubble in Diyarbakir, Turkey on Monday after a powerful earthquake struck the country's southeast region.
People search through rubble following an earthquake in Diyarbakir, Turkey on Monday. The powerful quake was also felt in Cyprus and Lebanon. "The situation is very tragic, tens of buildings have collapsed in the city of Salqin," a member of the White Helmets rescue organization said in a video clip on Twitter, referring to another town about five kilometres from the Turkish border.
Syrian state television showed footage of rescue teams searching for survivors in heavy rain and sleet. Health officials urged the public to help take the injured to emergency rooms. People in Damascus, and in the Lebanese cities of Beirut and Tripoli, ran into the street and took to their cars to get away from their buildings in case they collapsed, witnesses said.
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